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IPL 2026 Purple Cap: Gujarat Titans star pacer Kagiso Rabada captured the Purple Cap this year. He appeared in all 17 matches during IPL 2026 for the Gujarat Titans, snatching 29 wickets. He dismissed one RCB batter during the summit clash and secured his 29th wicket.

He concluded this year by outpacing the Bengaluru-based franchise's Bhuvaneshwar Kumar by a single wicket. Bhuvneshwar played 16 matches and took 28 wickets.

Apart from Rabada and Bhuvneshwar, Jofra Archer emerged as another bowler who dominated the wickets chart this season. He spearheaded the Rajasthan Royals in 16 matches, where he scalped 25 wickets.

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Most wickets in IPL 2026

POSITION PLAYER TEAM MATCHES WICKETS BEST FIGURES ECONOMY RATE
1. Kagiso Rabada Gujarat Titans 17 29 3/25  
2. Bhuvneshwar Kumar Royal Challengers Bengaluru 16 28 4/23 7.95
3. Jofra Archer Rajasthan Royals 16 25 3/17 9.31
4. Rashid Khan Gujarat Titans 17 21 4/33  
5. Anshul Kamboj Chennai Super Kings 14 21 3/22 10.52
6. Eshan Malinga Sunrisers Hyderabad 15 20 4/32 9.33
7. Rasikh Salam Dar Royal Challengers Bengaluru 12 19 4/24 9.45
8. Mohammed Siraj Gujarat Titans 17 18 3/26  
9. Kartik Tyagi Kolkata Knight Riders 14 18 3/22 9.76
10. Jason Holder Gujarat Titans 11 17 4/24  

Rabada has surged to become the fourth bowler in the history of this tournament to clinch the Purple Cap twice. He first grabbed it during IPL 2020. That season, he played 17 matches for Delhi Capitals under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, snaring 30 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings' Dwayne Bravo paved the way as the first player to claim the Purple Cap two times in this tournament. He spearheaded their bowling attack in IPL 2013 and 2015, leading the wicket-taking charts.

Bhuvaneshwar captured consecutive purple caps during IPL 2016 and 2017 while representing Sunrisers Hyderabad. In contrast, Harshal Patel clinched the purple cap while starring for the Bengaluru-based franchise in IPL 2021 and the Punjab Kings in IPL 2024.

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Full list of Purple Cap winners in IPL

YEAR PLAYER TEAM WICKETS
2008 Sohail Tanvir Rajasthan Royals 22
2009 RP Singh Deccan Chargers 23
2010 Pragyan Ojha Deccan Chargers 21
2011 Lasith Malinga Mumbai Indians 28
2012 Morne Morkel Delhi Capitals 25
2013 Dwayne Bravo Chennai Super Kings 32
2014 Mohit Sharma Chennai Super Kings 23
2015 Dwayne Bravo Chennai Super Kings 26
2016 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Sunrisers Hyderabad 23
2017 Bhuvneshwar Kumar Sunrisers Hyderabad 26
2018 Andrew Tye Punjab Kings 24
2019 Imran Tahir Chennai Super Kings 26
2020 Kagiso Rabada Delhi Capitals 30
2021 Harshal Patel Royal Challengers Bengaluru 32
2022 Yuzvendra Chahal Rajasthan Royals 27
2023 Mohammed Shami Gujarat Titans 28
2024 Harshal Patel Punjab Kings 24
2025 Prasidh Krishna Gujarat Titans 25
2026 Kagiso Rabada Gujarat Titans 29*

Rabada has become the third GT bowler, alongside Mohammed Shami and Prasidh Krishna, to seize the purple cap in this tournament.

Shami dominated as the highest wicket-getter during IPL 2023, while Prasidh Krishna triumphed as the top wicket-taker during IPL 2025.


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